The baby name Daly is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈdeɪli (DAY-lee),ˈdɑːli (DAL-ee).
Daly is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Daly is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈdeɪli (DAY-lee),ˈdɑːli (DAL-ee).
Daly is Irish in Origin.
Daly is an Irish surname turned given name, derived from Gaelic Ó Dálaigh, “descendant of Dálach.” The personal name Dálach comes from dáil, “assembly” or “meeting,” echoing the idea of a councillor or one connected to the gathering; modern Irish uses Dáil for the national parliament. Pronounced DAY-lee, Daly carries an approachable sound with deep Gaelic roots.
The Ó Dálaigh were a celebrated bardic family in medieval Ireland, famed as poets and scholars, which helped fix the surname in Irish cultural memory. Anglicized spellings include Daly, Daley, Dailey, and Daily; O’Daly appears in older records. As a first name, Daly emerged in the late 20th century within the Anglophone fashion for surname-style, gender-neutral choices, and sees modest use in the United States, Ireland, and beyond. Variant given names include Daley; related but distinct is Dale.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #144 | 18 | 3,171 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #245 | 2 | 3,322 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #251 | 8 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| TN | 0 | #270 | 1,368 | 13,765 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2001 | #286 | 5 | 1,916 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| PE | 0 | #299 | 12 | 6,350 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Girls | 2016 | #304 | 5 | 2,798 |
| GT | 0 | #305 | 10 | 5,948 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #387 | 5 | 2,846 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #392 | 7 | 8,639 | |
| MX | 0 | #397 | 17 | 8,339 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #403 | 3 | 3,185 |
| BO | 0 | #404 | 5 | 6,868 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #421 | 85 | 7,500 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #434 | 71 | 11,303 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #450 | 32 | 9,861 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #464 | 17 | 7,768 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #465 | 7 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #490 | 51 | 11,671 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #500 | 16 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #518 | 15 | 11,342 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #526 | 10 | 12,703 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #540 | 11 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #541 | 13 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #562 | 50 | 9,488 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #580 | 20 | 8,289 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #648 | 11 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #655 | 11 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #710 | 19 | 11,684 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #720 | 228 | 14,861 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #799 | 53 | 14,098 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #799 | 429 | 17,781 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #848 | 235 | 16,140 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #850 | 37 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #867 | 12 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #894 | 42 | 25,931 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #901 | 20 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #910 | 7 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #928 | 14 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #931 | 29 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #959 | 25 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #967 | 16 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,039 | 138 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,106 | 23 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,343 | 104 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,410 | 62 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Daly is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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